Blog Party Garden Stencil Projects & A Giveaway

The bottom half of an old barn Dutch type door became the perfect backdrop for a Potting Shed sign stenciled with a new garden stencil from Funky Junk Interiors' Old Sign Stencils.

My 24" sign was stenciled on a great piece of barn wood with Fusion Mineral Paint in Champlain. I sprayed the sign with a Krylon Matte sealer to protect it from the elements.

Below is the the stencil I used for my barn wood sign:

* All stencils are made out of a heavy weight 10mil, making them super durable long term.* Each has center point registration cuts, making positioning a breeze!* A super dry brush is key to sharp lines! Load your brush, then tap most of the paint off again onto a rag. Apply paint by tapping up and down for best results.

I also added a re-purposed wooden gun rack from the thrift shop to my barn door backdrop, also painted with Fusion Mineral Paint in Champlain (a great white). I love displaying vintage garden tools, and the gun rack works well for my shorter handled tools.

Since there were just so many stenciling possibilities and designs with the new garden stencils from *Old Sign Stencils, I used the design on the lower right of the graphic above on an old wooden crate.

The lettering is stenciled with Fusion Mineral Paint in Coal Black, the flower petals are in Champlain and the leaves are in Upper Canada. To protect my design and deepen the wood tone and wood grain, I brushed on Fusion Mineral Paint water based Tough Coat Sealer.

The old crate makes a great display piece attached to a garage sale wood pedestal base with screws. Just in case of strong wind I have it close to the house, even though it's quite stable. The galvanized bucket inside the crate is planted with calibrachoa, verbena and bidens.

Here is your opportunity to win Funky Junk Interiors Old Sign Garden Stencils and Fusion Mineral Paint! Just leave a comment below telling me what you would like to stencil for your garden! (Winner will be picked from a random draw)

This giveaway is open to residents of Canada and the United States, 18 years or older. Void where prohibited. Each blog will draw one name from their comments, which will be pooled together to pick one ultimate winner. This giveaway ends Sunday, June 5th, midnight Pacific, and winner will be emailed and announced on this post Tuesday, June 7th. Good luck and happy stenciling!

Please be sure to visit all of the bloggers joining the garden launch stencil blog hop today for even more ideas!

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35 comments

Oh Carlene... you had me at barn wood and crate. I honestly don't know what to drool over first!

What a crazy cool idea with the gun rack for garden tools... that's just sooo clever! Teamed up with the chippy red and perfect patina grey sign... this display does not look new... and that's the best compliment I could give anyone! haha

The crate sign has given me so many cool ideas... what a neat, unexpected feature in a garden!

You do these garden themed stencils justice, my friend. I'm so glad one of my fav garden junk queens was a part of this one. Thank you for your beautiful projects being a part of this launch!

Love, love, love the signs + everything else in your gardens. They are such an inspiration to me. Thank you so very much for sharing. I have two vintage ammo boxes I'm using for flower boxes. Stencils would be a perfect addition.

Oh, that crate of bright flowers...I absolutely love! The stencil was the perfect touch to make it spectacular. Makes me want to drop everything and just stroll through the garden. Awesome project! So fun to visit you today.

Love everything you stencil. My husband and I have just repainted our house and front porch. Plus we had all of the shrubs pulled out in front of it. I think a sign on my freshly painted porch would be awesome.

I have a stash of old barn board and would love to make a "Welcome to my Garden" sign. I have the perfect spot for it; I have hopps climbing up a trellis and would love to put the sign in front and train a few vines around it! PS - this idea is from your biggest fan in Baudette... ME!

2nd attempt to comment.... sorry if I doubled up.I have a stash of barn board and would love to make a "Welcome to my Garden" sign as I have the perfect stop for it in my flower bed. The hopps are growing like crazy this year up the trellis and I would train a few vines around the sign for fun. PS - this posting from your biggest fan in Baudette... ME! (woodzwoman1@yahoo.com)

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